Does GIF to ICO upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. GIF to ICO runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: 32-bit ICO. First GIF frame. Max 20 MB.

Should I use WebP to ICO instead of GIF to ICO?

Use GIF to ICO when you need Encode a GIF frame as ICO. Use WebP to ICO when you need Encode a WebP still as ICO. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

GIF to ICO

Encode a GIF frame as ICO.

Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

What GIF to ICO does

Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

GIF to ICO sits in the Images group on purpose. It is not WebP to ICO (Encode a WebP still as ICO.) and not PNG to ICO (Make a favicon ICO from a PNG.). Choose this page when you need Encode a GIF frame as ICO. If you stretch GIF to ICO into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use GIF to ICO

Stay on this GIF to ICO page (/gif-to-ico). Do not switch to WebP to ICO unless you actually want Encode a WebP still as ICO..
Add the file type GIF to ICO accepts. Hint from the path: gif to ico. Encode a GIF frame as ICO.
Set only the options that match GIF to ICO. Neighbor PNG to ICO does something else (Make a favicon ICO from a PNG.). Tool note: Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.
Run GIF to ICO in this tab. Browser memory still applies: 32-bit ICO. First GIF frame. Max 20 MB.
Download or copy the result from GIF to ICO. If it is the wrong job, open WebP to ICO instead.

When not to use GIF to ICO

Skip GIF to ICO when a neighbor tool matches better — start with WebP to ICO or PNG to ICO — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.

Questions about GIF to ICO

What does GIF to ICO do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB. Short version: Encode a GIF frame as ICO.
Does GIF to ICO upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. GIF to ICO runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: 32-bit ICO. First GIF frame. Max 20 MB.
Should I use WebP to ICO instead of GIF to ICO?: Use GIF to ICO when you need Encode a GIF frame as ICO. Use WebP to ICO when you need Encode a WebP still as ICO. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of GIF to ICO?: 32-bit ICO. First GIF frame. Max 20 MB. Also: Takes the first GIF frame then writes a 32-bit ICO. Unlike WebP to ICO this starts from GIF. Unlike PNG to ICO this is an animation frame, not a PNG. First frame only. Max 20 MB.